Medieval History
Historic lead roofing panels have been stolen from a medieval Nottingham church.
Thieves broke into St Martin's Church at Bilborough on Wednesday night. It was the third attack on the church in three weeks.
Two thirds of the lead, which is worth thousands of pounds as scrap, has now been stolen.
Click here to read this article from the BBC
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Medieval History
Historic roofing stolen from medieval Nottingham church
Historic lead roofing panels have been stolen from a medieval Nottingham church.
Thieves broke into St Martin's Church at Bilborough on Wednesday night. It was the third attack on the church in three weeks.
Two thirds of the lead, which is worth thousands of pounds as scrap, has now been stolen.
Click here to read this article from the BBC
- Stealing History: Nothing Is Sacred To Britain?s Metal Thieves
For years the Haworth Parish Church in Yorkshire has withstood every onslaught, from the driving Pennines rain to thousands of tourists wanting to visit the final resting place of Charlotte and Emily Bronte. But one thing it couldn?t survive: The metal...
- Thieves Target Medieval Castle
Police have turned to the public for help after metal thieves struck at a tourist hot-spot. Sometime over the weekend raiders targeted Helmsley Castle and took the lead guttering from the front fascia of the visitor centre. It is estimated the lead...
- Relic Robbing: Church?s Medieval Treasures In Jeopardy?
The theft of a medieval relic from a church in Ireland earlier this week is raising questions about the security of these places of worship and the safety of the items held within them. On Saturday morning, church officials in Dublin?s Christ Church Cathedral...
- Medieval Saint?s Relic Stolen From Dublin Church
The preserved heart of St Laurence O?Toole, Dublin?s patron saint has been stolen from the city?s Christ Church Cathedral. The theft occurred sometime between Friday night and noon on Saturday. A spokeswoman for the cathedral said it was opened at 9.30am...
- Stolen 14th-century Italian Painting Found In The United States
A 14th-century triptych painting, which was stolen from an Italian villa nearly 40 years ago, has been found in a museum in Kentucky. US government officials announced yesterday that the art piece, a three-panel wooden triptych, which depicts the Virgin...